Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24
OPINIONS OF RAILWAY MEN.
All Well Pleased with the Personnel of
The Commission.

'he commission.
| NEW YORK, March PA reporter of thu
| United Press visited several of the leading
| railroad men OF this city Wednesday ami OBJ
tained their views IN regarl to the interstate
commerce commission as selected By Presi-
den; Cleveland. Mr. Jay Gould said: Il
only know Judge Cooley and Mr.. Sehoon-
maker OF those who have been appointed
The former regard as eminently fitted in
/ every way for the position He is an admir-
able jurist and is not without a thorough
understanding of our railroad system. His
selection Is an excellent one Mr. Schoon-
maker Is also a good choice. Morrison,
believe. Is an honest man and will doubtless
do his duty"
DO You object TO the appointment of So
many lawyers" asked the reporter.
''C 'rtaiGly moi. l have perused that bill
about dozen times and have not vet been
able to grasp it. meaning. Lawyers are lust
the men for the place
Chauncey NJ Depew, president of tie
Vanderbilt roads, seid: II consider thu presi-
dents choice admirable. Judge Cooley
know IS capab e, energetic man, eminently
well lifted % justly administer tire Interstate
commerce law. II $ connection with the
Wabash road has Glso given him practical
lea OF the management IF roads Morrison
Is *.'. oh a. too He represents the element
WHICH demanded the passage of the bill AMI
which thinks that all railroads are bal and
should b. wiped out or stcppad AT the
same tin. he Is a just man and will do all in
llls power TO secure the proref administra-
ton Of the NV law. Schoonmaker, of cur
state, Is well fitted for his new duties His
experience "a attorney general will prove
valIlahle % tha commission aiii the work
lngs oi railroa,is are by no means Unknown
To him Ut Walker ami Bragg | have Ii tile
personal n'w g g. But from the charac-
te' Il the c ';iiat's.i1ners that do know.
ua'e every reascn t. believe that in e.cn
2aSe the President has chosen welI-
residents Clark. Of the New York. New
naveu \ Hartford; Sloan, of the Delaware
~ Lackawanna; Little, of the Jersey Cen.
trai' |. II. Tweed, general counse, of the
huntington lines, and the officer in charge
oil the Pennsylvania general freight Office
were al please with the commissioners.
President Cable, of the Rock Island rail
way. says the commission is cool one. It
is understood that Judge Cooley expressed
to MIR. Cable the opinion that there is moth
ing In the Interstate law which prohibits
connecting roads through the various states
from arranging scaling tariffs so long as
there Is no violation of the clause prohibit
ing greater charges for short than long
hauls
Fool Commission Fink also indorses Judge
Cooley, ami says that the trunk line pool
VII continue under the new law, and that
There Is no reason why th, western associa- |
tons Shout not be kept tog tthar, as it will be
easy enough to strike OIL all the old IN ,taoi; |
WHICH were antasunstie IT, the law.
BOSTON, March 81 C ,aries Francis |
Adams piesi lie 1t OF the Uaon Parifi,, R,-
road company, sa: Win .sd,T: jig, |
Cooley and Mr. Morrison aro n,sa of un.
quilted capacity, ami consider hem ex.